Sage expands its partnership with Microsoft

Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), has announced its expanding partnership with Microsoft. 

The deeper partnership will integrate Microsoft Business Products, including Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams, as embedded services in Sage products and the Sage Digital Network.

The partnership supports Sage by giving SMB a choice of cloud platform, as well as the ability to collaborate and communicate, “helping business to flow while making it simpler for them to do business”.

It will provide customers with improved reliability, security, performance, and scalability, enabling end-users to access virtual apps and desktops, Microsoft OneDrive, and SaaS apps on their devices with a single sign-on (SSO).

Steve Hare, CEO of Sage, said: “Increasingly, SMBs are digital businesses – but connecting the tools they use can be a barrier to their success.

“Microsoft products have long been the tool of choice for collaboration, with Sage powering the back office. Through our expanded partnership, we will simplify life for millions of SMBs, removing friction and helping them to achieve real productivity gains.”